Iceland volcanic ash and my PC

[axel]

On Mon, 2010-04-19 at 19:23 +0000, Frans Ketelaars wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:09:31 +0100, axel wrote:
> 
> > Greetings!
> > 
> > I run a Dell Inspiron 1501 with Ubuntu 8.04. and I live in London where
> > the air pollution is so bad you dont need to smoke to be a candidate for
> > all kind of breathing problems.
> > 
> > About a year ago I had a Dell Service Tech replace the Dell PC fans ,
> > filters and a few other bits and pieces : due to the fact that the PC
> > was crashing due to high Temperature. His recommendation was to blow
> > high pressure purified air into fan intakes.
> > 
> > Further reading on the subject , I found the opposite opinion :that was
> > the last thing you should do, as it blows all the dust inwards...past
> > the filters and into the system.
> > i.e. in other words the remedy lies in using a vacuum cleaner and point
> > it at the fan intakes.
> > 
> > Now with all this ash coming my way...
> > 
> > I would appreciate your thoughts on the subject, Cheers,
> > Axel.
> 
> I would check Dell's user manual ( online or offline ) for your laptop 
> model or contact their helpdesk or service department regarding cleaning 
> dust from your laptop's cooling system.
> 
> I wouldn't mention 'volcanic ash' :)
> 
>     -Frans

Thanks Frans !
Regards
Axel.
> 
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